ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN III

About the Role

With minimum supervision, perform the more difficult and complex accounting, financial and statistical record keeping in one or more of the district-wide accounting and bookkeeping systems; monitor and update Position Control.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or recognized equivalent.
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible and varied experience involving financial and statistical records maintenance or acceptable experience as an Account Technician II in the Lucia Mar Unified School District.
• Accurately operate a 10-key calculator by touch.
• Proficient use of Excel and use of computer terminal or personal computer requiring input and output of data.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods, practices and procedures of school district accounting, accounts payable or payroll record management; operation of manual and computer-assisted accounting and payroll record management systems; current office practices, procedures and techniques; organization and planning methods, techniques and practices.
• Ability to perform complex and technical accounting and payroll clerical functions; prepare, review and analyze accounting files, records, summaries and reports; perform double entry bookkeeping; make mathematical calculations and verify the results; monitor and update the Position Control system; effectively and efficiently operate office machines and equipment; understand and carry out oral and written directions; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with employees and public.
• Supplementary courses in bookkeeping, office machines including computers and business office practices (desirable).
• Experience with QSS/QCC system operations (desirable).
• Previous experience monitoring a position control system, A/P or A/R (desirable).
• Strong reconciling skills (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and verify the accuracy and completeness of payroll related files, accounting records and reports.
• Work with a computer-based budget, accounts payable or payroll system; accounts receivable.
• Prepare system input data and analysis.
• Operate computers and other office machines and equipment.
• Make complex arithmetical calculations and verify computations.
• Monitor and update the district's Position Control system.
• Perform complex and technical fiscal record management operations related to one or more specialized accounting or payroll functions.
• Perform lead functions within specialized record management system, which include the preparation of technical and complex reports.
• Provide technical information to county, state and federal agencies.
• Provide information regarding routine legal mandates, policies, regulations and operational guidelines to district personnel.
• Perform other duties as required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Facility to hear and understand speech at normal levels and to hear and understand speech on the telephone.
• Ability to communicate so others will clearly understand normal conversation.
• Physical dexterity in limbs and digits to operate computer keyboard and other office machines used in Accounting and position control.
• Physical agility to lift, carry, push and/or pull up to 5 pounds on a regular basis and up to 15 pounds occasionally.
• Able to concentrate on a single task for up to two (2) hours at a time.
• Able to learn quickly and adapt to a variety of machinery, instructions, and task methods.
• Able to meet deadlines in terms of work assignment schedules.
• Interact daily in person with other members of the school staff and possess comfortable interpersonal skills and cooperative attitudes.
• Consistent attendance is required due to the time-urgent nature of duties and interdependence with other staff.
• Convey an understanding, patient attitude toward other staff, students, and parents.
• Maintain the privacy of confidential information.

Schedule

12 months (260 days) - 260 Day Work Year Calendar
Monday - Friday, 8 hours/day, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Pay

Salary range: $4,357 to $5,567 monthly. Salary prorated based on start date and prior experience.